Fence



(mmel') J. A. JARRATT.

FBNGB.

No. 285,272. y Patented sept. 18, 188s.

N. PETERi Munwguph-r, wnhingum D. C.

./ltorney JESSE A. JARRATT, OF CONCORD, ALABAMA.

FENCE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 285,272, datedSeptember 18, 1883. x Application filed February 9, 1883. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

declare the following to be a full, clear, and

exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in fences, in which the object isto utilize short as well as long pieces of board or rails in forming thepanels, and therebyleffect a saving in lumber, and at the same timeproduce a very strong, firm fence. These objects are attained by thearrangement of the different parts as illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings, in which Figure lis a side elevation, and Fig. 2 an endelevation. l

P are the `posts L are the long rails. L2 are the long braces, of whichthere is one on each side of a panel. L"are the short rails. R are theriders. S are the stakes. XV are the wires which4 bind posts, riders,and stakes together.

Ihe fence only requires one long rail, L, to each panel, and the railsare only about half the thickness generally used in fences, thusrequiring only about half the timber usually employed in fence-making.'Ihe remainder of the rails are of `short pieces. The braces Lj, ofwhich there are two to each panel, make the fence solid and keep therails from warping. The stakes and riders are only required on landssubject to overflow. The wires W, which bind the different part-stogether, will cause the fence to stand, `even if the posts and stakesshould rot off at the ground. This firm construction renders the fenceproof against wind and overiiow, and at the same time it occupies lessground than ordinary fences.

When using planks the posts may be placed from sixteen to twenty feetapart, and thus effect a saving in posts.

Having described my invention, what I desire to secure by LettersPatent, and claim, is-

In a fence, the posts P, having the wires WV at top andbottom, and thestakes S, having wires W? above rider R and wire NVS below long rail L,in combination with .the diagonal braces L2, having wires L4, adapted tobind the braces and short rails L" together, as described, and for thepurposes set forth.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JESSE AROHELAUS JARRATT.

Witnesses:

A. G. SCOTT, JAMEs E. Dnvrs.

